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Dallas graffiti artist mourned through public art

Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, In : RIP 

by CHRIS HAWES

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Posted on October 17, 2011 at 10:48 PM

DALLAS — Dallas lost an artist this weekend. His work wasn't in museums. It's unlikely his pictures are framed in anyone's home.

But hundreds of people are now remembering the man who called himself "Minus Won" — many with artwork of their own.

"Even before graffiti came into the picture, I was that kid in elementary school," said A...


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Paterson artist turns 30 year passion for graffiti into a successful career

Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, In : Graffiti TV 

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Video: Paterson artist turns 30 year passion for graffiti into a successful career

Posted: Friday, October 14, 2011, 8:47 PM
Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger By Andre Malok/The Star-Ledger 

The nature of art has always been discussed and debated. Most people agree that there is not just one definition, but rather, art encompasses a variety of ideas, approaches and qualities. What about graffiti? Although many may consider this vandalism and destructive with no intrinsic value - it is emotional, it does communicate and many believe it really is legitimate art. Paterson native Carmelo Sigona has ...


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Georges Duboeuf and Artist Kaves Unveil 2011 Nouveau Labe

Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, In : News 

"It's about living in the moment and loving life" - Kaves

NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- It's a bold new pairing for Beaujolais. French wine producer Georges Duboeuf has collaborated with renowned Brooklyn artist Michael McLeer, a.k.a. Kaves, to create Nouveau Expression, a celebration of creativity, self expression and enjoying the moment, to coincide with Duboeuf's release of the 2011 Beaujolais Nouveau.

A multi-talented artist specializing in graffiti, tattoo, music and film, Kaves ...
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Bounty! Greenpoint bizman offers reward for graffiti vandal’s capture

Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, In : WANTED 
BY AARON SHORT

 Argento noticed the tags nine months ago on his warehouses on Norman Avenue, Moultire Street, Humboldt Street and Franklin Street, where television shows such as “The Good Wife” and “Blue Bloods” are filmed.

This bounty is no BS.

A Greenpoint businessman is offering a $5,000 reward for any information leading to the capture of a graffiti artist who has tagged his buildings with the letters “B” and “S.”

“They’re all over the place,” said Broadway Stages owner ...
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‘Sideway: New York’ Hands-on Preview (PSN) – A Graffiti Artist & Hipster’s Dream Game

Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, In : Apps 

By Bags H

 Recently, we had the chance to play Sideway: New York, a 2D graffiti platformer set in a 3D world, developed by Playbrains for the PS3′s Playstation Network (PSN) and PC.
Sideway: New York psn ps3

Sideway: New York is a stylized platformer that will make graffiti artists and hipsters cream their pants. I enjoyed it too. The game features Nox, a graffiti artist who is suddenly zapped by a villain named Spray and turned into a piece of graffiti art. Now, Nox is totally flat and can only move along the walls a...


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Saber, Graffiti Artist, Fights To Lift Mural Ban In LA

Posted by Tag One on Wednesday, October 26, 2011, In : New Laws 
First Posted: 10/13/11 09:29 PM ET Updated: 10/14/11 12:31 AM ET
Saber



For the artist Saber, participation in the democratic process has always been complicated. He's an international graffiti legend, holding the world record for the largest graffiti piece, done along the LA river in 1997. Despite its place in the history books, the city of Los Angeles spent a whopping $837,000 to paint over it in 2009. Now Saber is approaching public art laws from a different angle, spearheading an effort to reform...
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Fighting graffiti with graffiti: Auto shop owner turns to street art

Posted by Tag One on Thursday, October 20, 2011, In : Legal Graffiti Art 

Robert Huston shows off some of the graffiti at his McRae Car Care. (Victor Calzada / El Paso Times)
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Detail of graffiti artwork at McRae Car Care. (Victor Calzada / El Paso Times)

Graffiti words and graphics, once the source of aggravation for one East Side business, now serves as an artistic tagging barrier.

McRae Car Care, an auto shop and carwash, has been a constant target for vandals for more than 15 years.

The auto shop's white brick walls made for the perfect blan...


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Wynwood street art gets wall-to-wall revival

Posted by Tag One on Thursday, October 20, 2011, In : Legal Graffiti Art 

Wynwood Walls, the art park that helped revitalize Miami’s downtown warehouse district, is getting a new coat of paint.


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BY LOMI KRIEL

In keeping with its Miami roots, Wynwood Walls, the outdoor street art museum that helped revolutionize this downtown industrial neighborhood, is not so much getting a facelift but full-body cosmetic surgery, complete with touch-ups, new murals, and a host of tweaks intended to make her even more of a stunner.

“It’s going to knock your ...
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'This Is Not Graffiti': Street artists take their art indoors

Posted by Tag One on Thursday, October 20, 2011, In : Artist 

<p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&ldquo;This Is Not Graffiti,&rdquo; an exhibition questioning the extent to which graffiti is a context-based art by bringing it indoors, opened on&nbsp;Sunday night at Townhouse gallery, showing the works of nine&nbsp;graffiti artists who rose to prominence since the January uprising</p>
Photographed by Steven Viney

Sunday night saw the opening of “This Is Not Graffiti,” an exhibition that will be hosted by the Townhouse gallery over the coming weeks.

The name at first seems to suggest only what the exhibition is not. It is a nod toward preconceived notions graffiti artists may have about the confines of the gallery space; and hence “This Is Not Graffiti” attempts to explore the extent to which graffiti is a context-based art by bringing it indoors.

Nine graffiti artists...


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Zerx graffiti artist wanted for £1m damage across London

Posted by Tag One on Thursday, October 20, 2011, In : WANTED 


Police are searching for a graffiti artist who has caused £1 million worth of damage in the capital by tagging buildings and the underground network.

The tag 'ZERX' has been spray painted on houses, schools and the tube network in areas across London including Harrow, Brent and Westminster.

graffitiThe 'ZERX' graffiti artist has caused £1m-damage in London, it is said

Furthermore, the Admiralty building in Whitehall was also targeted with the distinctive tag following last December's student protests....
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